Palettes / Colors / #ECDBE0

#ECDBE0 — Pale Dusty Pink

#ECDBE0 is a pink color we call Pale Dusty Pink, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #ECDBE0 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ECDBE0 is a warm-leaning pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DAECE6; it also sits naturally between #ECDAE8 and #ECDEDA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 93% · Green 86% · Blue 88%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 5% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ECDBE0

.text { color: #ECDBE0; }
.background { background-color: #ECDBE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ECDBE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(236, 219, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(342, 31%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ECDBE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(236, 219, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ECDBE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(236, 219, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ECDBE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ECDBE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAECE6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ECDBE0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ECDBE0

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ECDBE0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ECDBE0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ECDBDF  ·  #ECDBE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ECDBE0?

#ECDBE0 is Pale Dusty Pink, a pink color (RGB 236, 219, 224). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ECDBE0?

#ECDBE0 is RGB 236, 219, 224 — HSL 342°, 31%, 89% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 5%, 7%.

What colors go with #ECDBE0?

Its complement is #DAECE6; analogous partners are #ECDAE8 and #ECDEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ECDBE0 for text?

Black text on #ECDBE0 has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.